The reason for such an aggressive intervention? The rotten egg smell you’ve likely caught a whiff of at some street corner or other.

But local “green chemistry” company Method and Cradle to Cradle author Michael Braungart argue that there are much greener ways to de-funk the summer sewers.

Those who support using bleach, notably the PUC, say they will “neutralize” it into salt and water before it hits the Bay. But if you’ve ever used bleach — reading instructions not to mix with other chemicals that could well be in the sewer system and feeling it change the texture of your skin and burn your eyes and throat — you’ll be rightfully skeptical of that plan.

Braungart and Method’s Adam Lowry propose hydrogen peroxide as an easy greener alternative. It’s already used in other cities in the U.S. and internationally to combat sewage odor. Better yet, they say, San Francisco could use a enzymes or bacteria that would harmlessly “eat” the stink and might even prevent the problem in the future by improving the microbial balance in the sewer system.

The Sups will decide whether to buy bleach Tuesday, March 1. Method is hosting a petition opposing the plan on its website.